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18 games like Captain Sonar

The best games like Captain Sonar are Specter Ops, Project ELITE and The Fury of Dracula — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Specter Ops shares deduction, fighting, grid movement with Captain Sonar.

Every alternative below links to its own Captain Sonar-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s deduction / fighting shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Captain Sonar’s 2.1 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Specter Ops (2015)
   2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light · games like Specter Ops →
   Shares with Captain Sonar: Deduction, Fighting, Grid Movement, Hidden Movement, Secret Unit Deployment · 3 of Captain Sonar’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Captain Sonar: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~38 min longer · +0.2 heavier
   View Specter Ops on Amazon →
2. 2. Project ELITE (2020)
   1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Captain Sonar: Fighting, Real-time, Grid Movement, Real-Time · 2 of Captain Sonar’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Captain Sonar: overlaps at 2–6 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
   View Project ELITE on Amazon →
3. 3. The Fury of Dracula (1987)
   2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
   Shares with Captain Sonar: Deduction, Fighting, Hidden Movement, Secret Unit Deployment · 2 of Captain Sonar’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Captain Sonar: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~128 min longer · +0.5 heavier
   View The Fury of Dracula on Amazon →
4. 4. King & Assassins Deluxe (2013)
   2 players · 30 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
   Shares with Captain Sonar: Deduction, Fighting, Grid Movement, Secret Unit Deployment · 2 of Captain Sonar’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Captain Sonar: both play at 2 · ~22 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
5. 5. Stratego (1946)
   2 players · 45 min · ★ 6.1 · Medium-light · games like Stratego →
   Shares with Captain Sonar: Deduction, Fighting, Grid Movement, Secret Unit Deployment · 2 of Captain Sonar’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Captain Sonar: both play at 2 · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
6. 6. Letters from Whitechapel (2011)
   2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium · games like Letters from Whitechapel →
   Shares with Captain Sonar: Deduction, Hidden Movement, Secret Unit Deployment · 2 of Captain Sonar’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Captain Sonar: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~38 min longer · +0.5 heavier
7. 7. Last Friday Revised Edition (2016)
   2–6 players · 30–120 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with Captain Sonar: Deduction, Fighting, Hidden Movement, Secret Unit Deployment · 2 of Captain Sonar’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Captain Sonar: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~23 min longer · same complexity
8. 8. Fury of Dracula (Third\/Fourth Edition) (2015)
   2–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium · games like Fury of Dracula (Third\/Fourth Edition) →
   Shares with Captain Sonar: Deduction, Fighting, Hidden Movement, Secret Unit Deployment · 2 of Captain Sonar’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Captain Sonar: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~98 min longer · +1.1 heavier
9. 9. Jaws (2019)
   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · games like Jaws →
   Shares with Captain Sonar: Fighting, Nautical, Hidden Movement · 1 of Captain Sonar’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Captain Sonar: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
10. 10. Dead Men Tell No Tales (2015)
    2–5 players · 60–75 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium · games like Dead Men Tell No Tales →
    Shares with Captain Sonar: Fighting, Nautical, Grid Movement · 1 of Captain Sonar’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Captain Sonar: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
11. 11. Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)
    1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · games like Mansions of Madness Second Edition →
    Shares with Captain Sonar: Fighting, Role Playing · 1 of Captain Sonar’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Captain Sonar: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~98 min longer · +0.5 heavier
12. 12. Stratego (Revised Edition) (2008)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 6.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Captain Sonar: Deduction, Fighting, Grid Movement, Secret Unit Deployment · 2 of Captain Sonar’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Captain Sonar: both play at 2 · ~22 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
13. 13. HeroQuest (1989)
    2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · games like HeroQuest →
    Shares with Captain Sonar: Fighting, Grid Movement, Role Playing · 2 of Captain Sonar’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Captain Sonar: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~38 min longer · same complexity
14. 14. Whitehall Mystery (2017)
    2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Captain Sonar: Deduction, Hidden Movement, Secret Unit Deployment · 2 of Captain Sonar’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Captain Sonar: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
15. 15. Dungeons & Dragons The Legend of Drizzt Board Game (2011)
    1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · games like Dungeons & Dragons The Legend of Drizzt Board Game →
    Shares with Captain Sonar: Fighting, Grid Movement, Role Playing · 2 of Captain Sonar’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Captain Sonar: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
16. 16. Treasure Island (2018)
    2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · games like Treasure Island →
    Shares with Captain Sonar: Deduction, Line Drawing, Secret Unit Deployment · 2 of Captain Sonar’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Captain Sonar: overlaps at 2–5 players · about the same length · same complexity
17. 17. The Lord of the Rings Journeys in Middle-Earth (2019)
    1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · games like The Lord of the Rings Journeys in Middle-Earth →
    Shares with Captain Sonar: Fighting, Role Playing · 1 of Captain Sonar’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Captain Sonar: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~38 min longer · +0.4 heavier
18. 18. Fury of Dracula (Second Edition) (2005)
    2–5 players · 180 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium · games like Fury of Dracula (Second Edition) →
    Shares with Captain Sonar: Deduction, Fighting, Hidden Movement, Secret Unit Deployment · 2 of Captain Sonar’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Captain Sonar: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~128 min longer · +0.8 heavier

Looking for the original? See the full Captain Sonar fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.